Two female assistants pick up a foulard from the stage floor. The foulard is stretched out tightly and after a few moments, something begins to form beneath it. The audience can see above, below and to the sides of the foulard at all times. The object
The lights come up on a two foot high table with stairs. The performer climbs the stairs, places a chair on top of the table, and holds up a white curtain just big enough to hide the chair from view. The audience can see below the table, above the chair,
Chair Up There was originally created and performed in 2001 using the method outlined in this document. When Chris decided to release the effect to the magical public, he released it with an entirely different method (see Chair Up There). This alternate
Chris Stolz has created a brand new, easy to perform doorway appearance. As a performer who used to open every show with Mark Wilson’s, “Who’s There?” doorway illusion, Chris liked the casual nature in which the illusion could be performed. Unfortunately,
The performer clearly displays two plain wooden tables one at a time and places them on
the stage a few feet apart. He creates a raised surface by placing a board on top with
either end resting on each of the tables. Standing on top of one of the tables,
The Wide Angle Platform (WAP) is a custom black art platform designed to make setting up in a new performance space much easier. With a WAP, you no longer need to pace around the theatre obsessing over your sight lines. Simply place the illusion in the
Chris Stolz Chris Stolz combines his extensive knowledge of magic and illusion, with his professional training as an actor and technical director for the stage, to create stunning new illusion designs for productions all across the world.
Originally from Vancouver Island in BC Canada, Chris now resides just outside the heart of Toronto Ontario designing illusions and acting as a magic consultant for the stage. Chris strives to make every illusion
clean, direct and highly visual to suit the needs and desires of both the performer and the audience.
